The territories of both the Overlord Dragon Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates had shrunk drastically.
They had pulled back into Wano Country, retaining only a handful of islands in the surrounding waters.
With the enormous profits Wano Country brought them, their other islands and territories no longer mattered.
This meant the New World Pirates now had even more room to survive.
First came the John Pirates' territories, then most of those belonging to the Silver Axe Pirates and the Overlord Dragon Pirates.
Who knew which powerful young pirates would rise in those vast waters?
At the very least, neither the Overlord Dragon Pirates nor the Silver Axe Pirates would expand outward until one side was wiped out or left Wano Country.
"MOM! MOM! Then it's settled, Hades."
"Linlin, here's to a fruitful partnership."
Hades hung up the Den Den Mushi.
His partnership with the Big Mom Pirates naturally concerned Wano Country.
When he thought Silver Axe had occupied Wano Country, Hades had even considered giving up on buying seastone for the time being.
He had not expected the Overlord Dragon Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates to reach a temporary truce.
The Six Top Powers had drawn up the Wano Country Agreement.
That gave the Kronos Kingdom every opportunity to get involved.
If the Six Top Powers needed seastone, they could acquire it at very low prices.
To prevent free-riding, the agreement also stipulated that purchases had to be paid for.
As long as they could put up the money, there was effectively no limit to how much they could buy.
The partnership between the Kronos Kingdom and the Big Mom Pirates involved buying Wano Country's seastone through the Big Mom Pirates.
The kingdom would provide the money, and the Big Mom Pirates would buy it at the insider